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The initiation mechanism of gravel-type debris flow based on laboratory simulation experiments Open

Zhengjun Huang, Chen Chen, Mowen Xie, Chi Ma, Ziming Chen , et al. · 2025

Debris flow is a geological process primarily triggered by factors such as rainfall or earthquakes, characterized by strong abruptness and significant destructive force. It poses a severe threat to human life and property. Exploring its fo…

Failure characteristics of bank slopes in hydro-fluctuation belt of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area based on DDA hydro-mechanical coupling Open

L. Wang, Bo Cai, Mowen Xie, Ning Tang, Zhao Yang · 2025

Experimental study on spatial vibration characteristics and early damage detection of unstable rock mass Open

Mowen Xie, zhao chen, Zheng He, Yan Du · 2025

Most studies on vibration-based inversion of unstable rock mass damage focus on unidirectional vibrations along the normal direction of crack degradation, while the three-dimensional vibration characteristics of unstable rock masses remain…

Recent Progress in and Future Perspectives on the Monitoring, Assessment, and Mitigation of Geological Disasters Open

Yan Du, Mingxin Lyu, Mowen Xie, Yujing Jiang, Bo Li , et al. · 2025

Among all the geological disasters (GDs), collapses, landslides, and debris flows are the most severe [...]

Experimental investigation on the performance degradation of grouting materials in karst erosion environment Open

Wang Tang, Mowen Xie, Xinghua Fang, Chengxi Huang, Chigboja MO , et al. · 2025

The fundamental cause of leakage in grouting curtains of dams in karst areas lies in the localized damage induced by performance degradation of the curtain under seepage-induced erosion. This work investigated the degradation mechanisms of…

Dual-Indicator Micro-Electro-Mechanical System Monitoring Method for Rock Instability Early Warning Open

Chen Chen, Mowen Xie, Yan Du, Xiaoyong Zhang · 2025

Traditional displacement monitoring struggles to provide early warnings for sudden rock collapses. This study proposes a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensor-based monitoring method using dual dynamic indicators. By analyzing sens…

A real-time evaluation method of unstable rock risk level based on Microseismic data and CWT-CNN integrated algorithm Open

Yan Du, Mowen Xie, Yujing Jiang, Santos Daniel Chicas, Jingnan Liu , et al. · 2025

The study of the natural frequency evolution and numerical simulation of retrogressive landslides Open

Liuyuan Zhao, Zhixiang Wu, Anchi Shi, Mowen Xie, Yan Du , et al. · 2024

A retrogressive landslide is influenced by the cyclical fluctuations in reservoir water levels is considered a common natural disaster. Tension cracks are important indicators for assessing landslide status in the case of retrogressive lan…

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Prediction in China: A Genetic Algorithm-backpropagation Neural Network Approach Open

Yan Du, Hui Liu, Mowen Xie, Santos Daniel Chicas · 2023

With the global climate problem worsening, accurately predicting carbon dioxide emissions has become critical. In this study, we compared and selected various neural network models and a support vector regression (SVR) model to predict Chi…

Experimental Study of Single Structure Surface Dangerous Rock Mass Dynamic Characteristics Based on Constant Micromotion Open

Anchi Shi, Mowen Xie, Liuyuan Zhao, Xiaoyong Zhang, Zhixiang Wu , et al. · 2023

The dynamic parameters of a dangerous rock mass reflect the degree of damage of the structure of its surface. There is still an urgent problem to identify the dynamic parameters of a dangerous rock mass based on the characteristics of the …

Experimental Study on the Vibration Characteristics of Dangerous Rock Mass under Constant Micromotion Open

Xiaoyong Zhang, Mowen Xie, Zhengjun Huang, Yan Du, Lei Zhang , et al. · 2023

In mountainous areas, dangerous rock mass collapse is a serious threat to human life and property safety. However, how to effectively prevent and control the instability of dangerous rock mass is still an urgent unsolved problem. In this s…

Editorial: Rock landslide risk assessment, stability analysis and monitoring for the development of early warning systems and reinforcement measures Open

Mowen Xie, Yan Du, Yujing Jiang, Bo Li, Santos Daniel Chicas , et al. · 2022

EDITORIAL article Front. Earth Sci., 16 December 2022Sec. Geohazards and Georisks Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.1118991

A New Early Warning Criterion for Assessing Landslide Risk Open

Yan Du, Lize Ning, Santos Daniel Chicas, Mowen Xie · 2022

A large number of engineering examples show that the displacement speed ratio(DSR) warning criterion derived from displacement as a single base information can predict the occurrence of landslides, but cannot identify the future developmen…

Tension Force Detection of Short Suspender by Using Laser Doppler Vibrometer Open

Zhide Huang, Guihong Zhang, Mowen Xie, Yan Du · 2022

In this study, the vibration frequency of steel rod-type short suspenders simulated by three types of prestressed steel rebars with aspect ratios of 14, 20.8, and 37.8 was detected accurately and remotely by using Laser Doppler Vibrometer …

Research on stability monitoring and early warning methods for cantilevered rocks Open

Weinan Liu, Mowen Xie · 2021

It is difficult to monitor the change of rock stability effectively and warn of the damage of rocks by using external deformation indicators. The article analyzed the change of the cantilevered rock's natural frequency during its stability…

A new method for quantitative identification of potential landslide Open

Chen Chen, Mowen Xie, Yujing Jiang, Bei-ning Jia, Yan Du · 2021

A growing number of slope hazard and engineering case studies have shown that only one safety factor (SF) can predict landslide occurrence, but cannot identify potentially dangerous landslides, which is the major source of the most destruc…

A new method of safety detection in high-rise building curtain walls based on natural vibration frequency Open

Chen Chen, Mowen Xie, Yan Du, Wei Pang · 2021

With the development of curtain wall technology, the unit curtain wall has been widely used as a decorative component of high-rise buildings, but it has brought great difficulties to the later safety inspection. Based on the theory of thin…

The Evaluation Method of Rock Mass Stability Based on Natural Frequency Open

Mowen Xie, Weinan Liu, Yan Du, Qingbo Li, Wang Hong-fei · 2021

The limit equilibrium method’s analysis index cannot be measured by on‐site monitoring equipment and cannot be used for monitoring and early warning of rock instability. The existing rock stability evaluation methods based on vibration inf…

Method to Realize the Tilt Monitoring and Instability Prediction of Hazardous Rock on Slopes Open

He Zheng, Mowen Xie, Zhengjun Huang, Guang Lu, Bo Yan , et al. · 2021

Hazardous rock refers to an unstable rock block that is cut by weak structural planes and gradually separates from the slope. Hazardous rock generally collapses rapidly, and at present, it is challenging to effectively identify the separat…

Calculation Method of Bonding Section of Joint Surface of Dangerous Rock Mass Based on Amplitude Ratio Open

Qingbo Li, Wang Hong-fei, Mowen Xie, Weinan Liu · 2020

In this study, through an analysis of vibration response characteristics of joint surface stiffness on dangerous rock mass, the relationship formula between amplitude ratio of the dangerous rock mass to the bedrock and the length of the bo…

A GIS-based 3D slope stability analysis method based on the assumed normal stress on the slip surface Open

Guo Yu, Mowen Xie, Jun Liang, Asim Farooq, Edward J. Williams · 2020

Experimental Hazardous Rock Block Stability Assessment Based on Vibration Feature Parameters Open

Zheng He, Mowen Xie, Zhengjun Huang, Yuan Li, Zhili Sui , et al. · 2020

This paper explores a new approach for assessing the stability of a hazardous rock block on a slope using vibration feature parameters. A physical model experiment is designed in which a thermally sensitive material is incorporated into th…

A GIS-based three-dimensional landslide generated waves height calculation method Open

Yu Guo, Mowen Xie, Lei Bu, Asim Farooq · 2019

Combined with the spatial data processing capability of geographic information systems (GIS), a three-dimensional (3D) landslide surge height calculation method is proposed based on grid column units. First, the data related to the landsli…

Wind characteristics at a long-span sea-crossing bridge site based on monitoring data Open

Yi Zhou, Limin Sun, Mowen Xie · 2018

Six years of wind data are used to investigate the statistical characteristics of general and strong winds acting on the Donghai Bridge, a sea-crossing bridge in China. The general wind at the bridge site shows a relatively stable annual r…

A FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENT OF WIND ACTIONS AND EFFECTS ON A SEA-CROSSING BRIDGE Open

Yi Zhou, Limin Sun, Mowen Xie · 2017

Wind loading is critical for the large-span and light-weight structures, and field measurement is the most effective way to evaluate the wind resistance performance of a specific structure. This study investigates the wind characteristics …

Study on Characteristics of SAR Data in Ravine Reservoir Area Open

Mowen Xie, Jiaxuan Huang, Jiehui Huang · 2016

Landslide monitoring is one of the most important methods in landslide prevention. Landslide early identifying that based on D-InSAR technique is one of the effective means in landslide monitoring in ravine reservoir area. On the bas…

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